Meanings
plural ladyfishes
- A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Eventually we yielded to the urge to catch something — anything — so we sought out a channel where we boated seatrout, ladyfish and one lizard fish.
2008 March 5, Norm Zeigler, “Seeking Florida Redfish, Catching Only Glimpses”, in New York TimesSynonyms: tenpounder
- Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
- Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.
More synonyms by meaning
noungame fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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ladyfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfish
“ladyfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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